Shipping crate



I F. M. YOUNG SHIPPING CRATE Sept; 7 1926.

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FRED: M. Yoone, e RACINEV, isconsin, Assrenoa To Racine. RADIATORCOMPANY,

0F RAGINE, WISCQNSIN, CGEL ORATION"OF WISCONSI EN. V

SI-IiPPING CRATE.

Application filed August 2 This invention relates to means for protecting goods in storage and shipment, and more especially to shippingcrates toninternal combustion engine radiators, particu lar referencebeing had to radiators for automobile engines. l-leretotore, owing toinadequate crate protection and packing, great. loss anddainage haveresulted from injury to radiators oi the character referred to above,incident to. their transportation and general handling, often underconditions which are very severe on. such goods.

The main object of this invention is. to devise a convenientand'inexpensive form of crate adapted tor ready standardization to meeta wine range of needs and cap-able oi: thoroughly protecting theradiator against the rough hand-lin which inevitably occurs incident tothe com-mercial 'shipinentand handling of such a product,which'heretofore frequei itl-y" resulted in wrenching the frame work,springing the joints and causing leaks, whereby replacement return orthe radiators to the factory has been" necessary. p

1 7 lull illustrative embodiment of this inven- Figure l is aperspectiveview of the crate alone in its partly open positionlandshow-.

ing the back or lid side.) 1'

-Figai' is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of; Fig. elthrough thecenter of the,

crate swung wide open, with a radiator and certain loose frame partsbeing lowered into 7 "place, the radiator and crate being shown facedown. V p

3 is a longitudinal, vertical section or" the crate, on the line 2J-2 5fFig. 4: with the radiator in position, with the lid closed and with thefastening wires twisted together, ready for shipmeat.

Fig. i is a top plan view of aerate with the back or lid partremoved'and sho ing the radiator in position.

Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary View illustrating the tongue and groovejoint construction oi" the crate frame. I

. In theconst-ruction shown bythe crawings, the crate as a Wholecomprises four relatively loose or independent parts, name- 1y anoutside foldable wrapper 1, a'pairof side blocks or fillermembers 2 anda centering plate 3,. all adapted and arranged for 2, 1925. Serial No.51,811

mutual assemblage and ultimate fastening to secure the radiator 4isnugly 1n place.

The Wrapper or main frame part 1 comradiator, a base member 6,21. topend memall toldably connected together as will be apparent tromFigs. 1andQ and as willbe expla ned, reinforcing and fasteningmeans 9 beingprovided in the form of wires secured by staples 9., the en'dsof sadwires getherat 1Ov to;lock the crate initsflclosed position.

The" said wrapper sections. 5 and -6-' arehinged together at 11, asimilar; joint 12 be ing provided for the members '5 7-, andanotherhingeqonit 18 being provided for" connecting the lid or top side'8 to the'end 7. The tree end, of lidv 8 provided with corner tonguesltto lit in the grooves 15') 7, and a top side or closure member-"I 8',

using adapted and arranged for twisting to oi end member 6, whereby arigidjoint is" provided at thiscorner.

may besnpplemented if desiredby a pin 'in sorted at 15". The saidendmember 6; cont g V The connection at; thispoint is secured bythe Wires9,"'tw1ste.d together asabove stated, which fastening prises a'pairoi'end corner bars l6'connected by wall plate 17. Thebottom member 5'comprises mainly a pair of side rails 18 and" substantially tightclosure means or flooring iirspacer blockls is secured-permanently tothe. inner side of therail 18 atthe end adjacent to member 6, to centerthe base-end of the radiator. The member 7 includes a pair ofendcornerbars 20, in combination with a connecting plate "'or hoardQl. The lid 8comprises apair of side rails 22, and spaced cross bars or slats'23.

.The side block or filler memb ersf are" adapted for insertingait'er'the radiator has; been set in place on'the' floor. 19, and serveto secure the radiator rigidly and block movement thereof within themember 1, as will be explained. Each member 2 coinprises a pair of barsQL soa ced apart and connectedby spaced bars 25 and 26 intermediate ofthe ends. The bar 26 is slotted at its free lower end asat 27 to receiveone r of the supportinglugs' or brackets 28 of the The slotted. end Iradiator bottom tank 4:

of bar 26"fits against the inner end of block the loaded crate is setupright on the end '6, as will be clear from Fig. 4:.

The centering plate 3 fits snugly between the upper bars 24 of the sidefillers 2 and against the end of plate 21 when the latter is closed. Itis in the form of a board with split preventing cross cleats at its endson theouter side. Said plate 3 has a central aperture 31 to receive thedistance rod boss 33 on the back side of the top tank 4: of the radiator4. 7

When the radiator i in place and the crate is tastened'shut theuppertank 4L is clamped between the crate bottom 19 and plate 3,

the latter serving also to prevent side movement. Endwise movement isprevented mainly by the side bars 26 in which the then assemble the sameto form the three main parts 1, 2 and 3, nails or similar means beingused for fastenlngs. The part 1 1s formed by inserting hinge pivots atthe ends. of the members 5 and 7 after having nailed the parts '5, 6, 7and 8 together respectively, and then attaching the four bind ing wires9,.the ends being left long enough to provide tie-ends 10, as shown inFig. 1.

In order to apply the crate to a radiator, the crate member 1 isunfolded tothe position shown in Fig. 2, whereupon the radiator is laidface down against the bottom ,ofthe crate.

The side fillers'2 are then set in placeon each side of the radiator,after which thecenteringplate3 is applied. 'For the sake of clearness inshowing the ultimate position of the members 2 and 3, relative to theradiator, they are represented in said Fig; 2 as applied to the radiatorbe fore the latter is set in place, though in practice they are appliedafter the radiator has been seated in the member 1. After the radiatorand members 2 and 3v are in place the lid 8 is closed down against themember 6, whereupon the wires are pulled tightly and twisted together attheir free ends, as at 35 on Fig. 3, thereby locking the parts alltogether in a rigid and secure position ready for shipment or storage.In closing the lid 8 care is taken that the free end tongue 14 fits inthe corner groove 15. A. locking pin 15 is preferably inserted at bothcorners. i

To release the radiator the operation is reversed, the wires 9 beinguntwisted, the cover 8 swungback, and the members 3 and 2 being removed,leaving the radiator free to be shifted out of the member 1 ready forinstallation on a motor car.

By this improvement, it will be seen, I

have provided forthree point support or suspension substantially as whenthe .radiator is mounted on a car, and by the same this invention hasbeen herein shown and described, it will be understood that numerousdetails of the construction shown may be altered or omitted withoutdeparting fixm the spirit of this invention as defined by'the followingclaims.

I claim:

1. A foldable crate for radiators compris ing a wrapper, a pair ofseparately formed side fillers and a'top centering member, said wrapperbeing adapted to form four sides of a rectangular crate when'foldedtogether, said side'fillers being adapted to constitute two sidcs'of thecrate when set in place and said centering member being formed andadapted to engage the distance rod boss on the radiator- 2. A crate torigidly support a radiator from the three reinforced points thereof,namely the distance rod boss on the top tank and the side brackets orsupporting means on the bottom tank, said crate havmg bottom cornerpockets to receive said ceive the distance rod boss.

FRED M. YOUNG.

brackets and a top middle aperture to re

